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en-USCopyright 2016, National Cable Satellite Corporationinfo@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 GMTSat, 10 Dec 2016 03:02:13 GMTTocqueville - Courts & Judicial ProcessSing Sing Prison DocumentaryFootage from Sing Sing prison was shown. French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville wrote a report on the American prison system during his visit to North America in the 1830s. The first prison they saw was Sing Sing prison located on the banks of the Hudson River. Brant Kehn is the historian of Sing Sing Prison.
Some of the language may be offensive to some viewers.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/90529-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/90529-1Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 GMTInside the Sing-Sing PrisonGuests and viewers discussed Tocqueville's impressions of Sing-Sing prison and U.S. correctional principles and how these relate to debates about the criminal justice system today. Footage of Sing-Sing prison and interviews with several persons who work there were also shown.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/85031-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/85031-1Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 GMTTocqueville in OssiningAlexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont visited Ossining, where Sing Sing prison is located, in June 1831. Professor Roger Panetta talked about Tocqueville's and Beaumont's studies of the penitentiary system and Mayor Tom Cambariere by telephone talked about the role of the prison in Ossining today. Gerard Dorian talked about Ossining in the 1830s.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/84908-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/84908-1Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 GMTTocqueville on the U.S. Justice SystemAlexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont visited Cincinnati on their way down the Ohio River in December 1831. During their stay they talked with several members of the legal profession, including Salmon P. Chase and John McLean. Judge Nathaniel Jones provided his perspectives on the state of the U.S. judicial system.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96072-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96072-1Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 GMTJustice System in Small TownsAlexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont visited Knoxville, Georgia while on their way to Washington, DC in January 1832. Judge Culpepper and Mr. Mincey talked about Tocqueville's perceptions of the U.S. judicial system, especially the role of juries. They also took audience, calls, faxes and electronic mail.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/97948-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/97948-1Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 GMTTocqueville in Green BayAlexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont visited Green Bay on their way through the Great Lakes region in August 1831. Two attorneys discussed Tocqueville's impressions of the legal profession and how U.S. impressions of attorneys.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/89227-1
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